B.C.

Teck Resources says still evaluating options on coal business sale
Teck Resources Ltd. is making progress in evaluating the various offers put forward by prospective…

Former senator, MP and journalist Pat Carney is dead at the age of 88
VANCOUVER – Pat Carney, who pioneered roles for women in Canadian politics and journalism, has…

Rain brings small ‘reprieve’ in B.C.’s north, but wildfire conditions dire elsewhere
The number of active wildfires in British Columbia has dropped sharply to about 400 as…

British Columbia’s record-breaking wildfire season, by the numbers
British Columbia’s wildfire season is the most destructive on record, with more than 15,000 square…

B.C. launches $10.5M rebate for businesses’ vandalism repairs, prevention measures
VANCOUVER – One morning last summer, Jake Jackman received a call from a security guard…

Staff at lodge for LNG workers in Kitimat, B.C., win 40% pay bump, averting strike
KITIMAT, B.C. – Employees at a lodge housing workers for LNG Canada’s under-construction facility in…

Blazes burn near Invermere, Cranbrook, Kamloops, as B.C. faces record wildfire season
VANCOUVER – A wildfire in southeastern British Columbia that was first spotted Monday afternoon has…

Family of Amber Alert kids say disappearance has been ‘devastating’ to their siblings
SURREY, B.C. – The family of two British Columbia children who are the subject of…

B.C. port workers mull contract offer as expert warns of more labour strife
VANCOUVER – More large-scale disputes like the industrial action at British Columbia’s ports may be…

B.C. crews hopeful of forecasted heavy rain dampening massive Donnie Creek wildfire
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – Crews fighting British Columbia’s largest ever wildfire are hoping a “heavy,…

RCMP suspect Amber Alert kids taken off grid after ‘preplanned’ abduction by B.C. mom
SURREY, B.C. – Police say they have “credible information” that two children who are the…

B.C. resort manager says ‘biggest shocker’ is how quickly wildfire neared its site
VANCOUVER – The manager of an evacuated resort near the Ross Moore Lake wildfire in…

B.C. announces new programs and police standards for sexual assault investigations
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia government is updating sexual assault policing standards to ensure more…

Man flees from U.S. police, crashes in B.C. after speeding across border
SURREY, B.C. – Mounties in Surrey, B.C., say a driver who fled from authorities in…

Fast-growing fire near Kamloops, B.C., prompts evacuation alerts and orders
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – A fast-moving wildfire that has prompted evacuation orders and alerts in and…